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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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